Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer using either laparoscopic articulating instruments (ALI group) or a robotic surgical system (robotic group) for lymph node dissection.

From: Short-term outcomes and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic gastrectomy with articulating instruments for gastric cancer compared with the robotic approach

Variables

Group

p

ALI (n = 88)

Robotic (n = 96)

Age at operation, y

64.3 ± 10.5

61.8 ± 12.7

0.156

Sex

  

0.906

 Male

53 (60.2)

57 (59.4)

 

 Female

35 (39.8)

39 (40.6)

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.9 ± 2.9

24.0 ± 3.2

0.860

Surgical history

  

0.564

 None

47

48

 

 ESD or stomach

4

2

 

 Abdominal

22

23

 

 Extra-abdominal

15

23

 

ASA physical status class

  

0.116

 1

0

5

 

 2

52

57

 

 3

35

34

 

 4

1

0

 

Medical historya

  

0.013

 No

29 (33.0)

49 (51.0)

 

 Yes

59 (67.0)

47 (49.0)

 
  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error or number (percentage).
  2. ALI, articulating laparoscopic instrument; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection.
  3. aHypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, respiratory illness, and other comorbidities associated with major organs.
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